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DISPLAY RACK 0R STAND.

No. 437,824. Patented Oct. 7, 1890.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE E. ULBRICHT, OF NEWARK, NEV JERSEY, ASSIGNOR TO E. F. BECK dz SON, OF SAME PLACE.

DISPLAY RACK OR STAND.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 437,824, dated October 7, 1890.

Application filed lila; l0, 1390. Serial No. 351,229. (No model.)

To all whom it may con/cern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE E. ULBEICHT,

a citizen of the United States, residing at New ark, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey,have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin DisplayRacks or Stands; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as Will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

The present invention relates to display racks or stands, and has for its object to provide a stand or rack having means thereon for suspending and exhibiting one or more complete sets of harness.

The invention consists of an upright post or rod provided withy oppositely-projecting arms, u ponwhich the differentparts of harness are arranged, the several straps or pieces of the harnessbeing buckled or fastened together as they are when upon the body of a horse.

In the accompanying sheet of drawings is illustrated my invention, and in the same Figure l is a front elevation of my rack or stand provided with means upon which a set of harness can be arranged, and Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same. Fig. 3 is an enlarged sectional view of one of the oppositelyproj ectin g arms and the clamping mechanism, illustratingthe manner of securing said parts to the vertical rod or post of the rack, and Fig. 4 is a top view of the parts shown in Fig. 3. Fig. represents a vertical section of the base, in which the vertical post or rod of the rack can revolve. Fig. 6 is a side view of one of the curved shields or plates upon which certain parts of the harness are arranged when on eX- hibition, provided with a collar or sleeve, by means of which the shield is adapted to freely slide on the ends of one of the oppositely-pro jecting arms upon the vertical rod or post of the rack.

In said above-described views similar let* ters of reference are employed to indicate corresponding parts in each of the several figures.

The invention illustrated in said drawings consists of a vertical rod or post a, one end of which is arranged in a base or foot b, secured to the floor, while its opposite and upper end is arranged within a socket c, secured to a beam d, as shown, or to the ceiling.

The rod d is provided near its upper end with oppositely-projecting arms c, while near the middle thereof are arranged arms e', and between said arms c and e are placed the arms c2, said arms being secured to the post or rod 6o d by means of a clamp or coupling piecef, which consists of two arms f and f2, adapted to embrace the post or rod a, asin Fig. 4, and which arms are provided with enlarged parts f3, having perforations f4 therein, through which pass and within the same are arranged the arms e, e', and e2, being secured therein by means of pins or screws or in any other Well-known manner.

The forward end of the clamping-piece f is provided with a bossf, having a threaded perforation through which passes a set-screw g, for securing said clamp to the back of the rod or post a, as shown in Figs. 3 and 4.

The rod a is further provided with any desirable number of cut-away portions a, within which the arms c, e', or e2 are placed, as indicated in Fig. 3, and whereby the supporting-arms and their clamping devices are firmly held in position and prevented from slipping down the rod or post d when a harness is arranged upon the rack for exhibition.

As shown in Figs. l and 2, the arms e and e2 are provided with supporting plates or shields h and h2, preferably of sheet-iron, which are secured thereto by means of pins or screws c', as illustrated in Fig. l, or said plates may be provided on their inner sides with a small plate in the form of a sleeve or loop c2, whereby the plates or shields can freely slide upon the ends of the oppositelyprojecting arms, and may be removed therefrom with the least trouble.

The arm e, as is clearly shown in Fig. 1, is not provided with such supporting shields or plates, and upon the ends of the same are hung a collar of the harness, while upon the curved shields or plates h2 on the ends of the arms e2 are placed the bridles, and upon the angular shields h uponthe arms eare arranged IOO the saddles of the two sets of harness suspended from the rack. The other connecting straps or parts of the harness hang either from the collars, bridles, or saddles, and it will thus be seen that two entire sets of harness can be exhibited upon the rack.

The vertical rod or post ct may be firmly secured Within its base and in the socket c, or it may be arranged loosely therein, so that the rack can be revolved about its vertical axis on its base b, as shown in Fig. 5.

The display-rack can be placed upon the ioor or the rod a may be suitably arranged Within a socket secured to the ceiling and the whole device can be suspended therefrom, when the base b can be entirely dispensed with.

If desirable, the free ends of the arm @may be provided With plates or shields similar to h or 71.2, which are employed upon racks intended for suspending therefrom sets of harness in which dutch collars are used.

The mechanism upon which the rod a revolves within the base b and the socket c can be .of any suitable construction, and said rod may be hollow, as shown in the drawings, or solid, as is evident.

By the arrangement of the clamping devices as has been described in the above the arms e, e', yand e2 can be adj usted to any height to suit different-sized harness.

The great advantage of the present con- Y struction is that by means of my display-rack Having thus described my invention, what I claim isl. The display rack or stand herein de-` scribed, consisting of a vertical rod or post adapted to rotate in bearings and provided with oppositely-projecting arms e, arms e provided at their ends with angular plates or shields h', arms e2 provided at their ends with curved plates or shields h2, and clamping devices f, having arms f and f2 embracing the vertical rod a and provided with perforations within which said oppositely-projecting arms are arranged and secured, and a set-screw for securing said clamping devices to the rod or post a, as and for the purposes set forth.

2. In a rack for displaying complete sets of harness, the combination, With a vertical post or rod adapted to rotate in bearings, of oppostely-projecting arms, from which the different parts of the harness may be suspended, said arms being arranged in cut-away portions a', all on the same side of the rod or post, and clamping devices f, having arms f and f2 embracing the vertical rod or post and provided with perforations Within which said oppositely-projecting arms are arranged and secured, and means for securing said clamping devices to said vertical post or rod,

whereby they are secured in their proper positions on the rod or post, as and Afor the purposes set forth.

In testimony that I claim the invention vset forth above I have hereunto set my hand thisv 8th day of May, 1890.

GEORGE E. ULBRICHT. Witnesses: FREDK. C. FRAENTZEL, WM. H. CAMFIELD, Jr. 

